E: Ethan　　N: Nora
E: After we are done at Taipei 101, we can grab lunch at one of the many hotel restaurants in the area.
N: like the sound of that idea. If the weather is good, how about we rent a couple of the city's YouBikes and check out that part of town?
E: Better yet, why don't we hike up Elephant Mountain?
It's only a 15-minute walk from Taipei 101.
N: Is it a difficult trail? You know how bad my knees are.
E: The trail is not very long or difficult, but it has a lot of stairs.
N: I've heard that the views of the city from the top are stunning.
E: Also, we can finish out the first day of our staycation by watching the sunset from there.

 

 

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相對於「perhaps」、「maybe」、「probably」「possibly」， 我們用英語表達「可能」時，似乎忽略了一個地道的用語 ──「likely」。

「likely」是一個很好用的字，因為它變化多，加一個「un」在前，變成「unlikely」，加「quite」、「most」等字在前，又可加強減弱其程度，Not likely，意思是不行！這些都是「perhaps」、「maybe」、「probably」「possibly」不易達至的功能。

「likely」是形容詞，也是副詞。「likely」形容詞，用法：

 

  • The company is being forced to reduce staff and I fear I'm a likely candidate (for redundancy). (公司被迫裁員，恐怕我是冗員之一。)

     

直接搭配上人或物也可以： 

 

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小編曰：今天來看這幾句好用的美國俚語，要真的學起來用呢！

 

1. I’m a little edgy. edgy的意思是緊張，不耐煩。

 

She's been a bit edgy lately, waiting for a job offer.
她最近有些焦躁，因為在等一個工作通知。

 

 

 

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◎管淑平

An amorous Italian couple’s love-making became so noisy that a neighbour spread the word locally and even invited his friends to listen in, it’s reported.

一對愛意正濃的義大利戀人做愛聲太大，以致一名鄰居在地方上四處宣揚，甚至邀請朋友來偷聽，報導指出。

The story came to light after police were forced to intervene in a row at an apartment block in the northern town of Reggio Emilia, local paper Gazzetta di Reggio reports.

這件事在警方被迫介入北部雷吉歐艾米利亞鎮一間公寓的一場爭執後曝光，當地報紙「雷吉歐公報」報導。

"Their moments of intimacy, perhaps a bit too noisy, aroused the interest of the ’classic’ nosy and meddling neighbour," the paper reports. "Not content with listening to the couple’s effusions, he spread the word in the local bar and even invited his friends around to eavesdrop," it says.

「他們的親密時刻，或許有點太吵了，引起這名『典型的』愛多管閒事鄰居的興趣」，這家報紙報導。「光偷聽這對戀人的情感宣洩不滿足，他還在當地酒吧散佈這個消息，甚至邀請朋友來偷聽。」報導說。

The story reached its climax when the couple got wind of what their neighbour was doing and confronted him. A heated row ensued and the police were called.

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◎陳伃軒

Poor Africans say they are still not benefiting from the continent’s economic rise, according to a landmark survey of citizens across 34 countries released on Tuesday.

根據週二公佈、針對34國民眾的一項指標性研究指出，貧困的非洲人說，他們依舊沒有受益於該地區的經濟成長。

Despite some of the world’s highest economic growth rates, many Africans still report shortages of water, food, healthcare and cash according to an Afrobarometer survey of over 50,000 people.

根據「非洲民意調查」針對超過5萬人的調查報告指出，儘管有些國家享有全球最高經濟成長率，但很多非洲人仍反映在水、食物、醫療照護與現金上短缺。

"Meeting their basic daily needs remains a major challenge for a majority of Africans, even at a time when their countries are reporting impressive economic gains," the survey found.

「滿足每日基本所需仍是非洲多數人的主要挑戰，儘管在他們的國家出現驚人經濟成長的時候」，這份研究發現。

The continent’s economy is expected to grow by almost five percent this year.

今年非洲大陸的經濟預計會成長將近5%。

But half of survey respondents said they occasionally lacked food, clean water, and medicine. One in five said they face frequent shortages.

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